Greater New Orleans

Alligator bites guest at Port Allen motel

Authorities say a 6-foot alligator showed up at the front door of a Super 8 Motel in Port Allen and bit a guest. West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Mike Cazes tells The Advocate his office got the call about the alligator around about 4 p.m. Wednesday.

The Times-Picayune archiveAuthorities say a 6-foot alligator showed up at the front door of a Super 8 Motel in Port Allen and bit a guest.

Matt Marszal, the motel's front desk clerk, said the gator bit one of the motel guests who tried to catch it before Animal Control workers showed up.

Marszal said the man was taken to the hospital.

Once Animal Control workers arrived, He said the gator was subdued within 5 minutes.